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UNC Football Reduced to Seeking Moral Victories Through Season’s Home Stretch

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 26, 2017 | UNC Sports

Down to just four games left in what has been a season to forget for the UNC football team, head coach Larry Fedora simply wants to make sure his Tar Heels don’t go down without a fight—both this week against No. 8 Miami and...

Joel Berry Named to Preseason All-ACC First Team

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 26, 2017 | ACC, Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC senior point guard Joel Berry was named to the Preseason All-ACC First Team, which was released on Thursday after a vote conducted by 69 media members at the league’s annual Operation Basketball season kickoff event in...

UNC Picked to Finish Second in ACC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 26, 2017 | ACC, Basketball, UNC Sports

Results of the annual preseason ACC men’s basketball media preseason poll were released on Thursday, with UNC picked to finish second in the league behind Duke. The Tar Heels received seven of the 69 first place votes...

Frustrated Berry Injured After Losing Video Game

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

North Carolina guard Joel Berry II is competitive at all things — including video games. Apparently to a fault. Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said Wednesday at ACC media day that Berry broke a bone in his right hand after losing...

Cam Lindley, Lucas del Rosario Earn National Men’s Soccer Team of the Week Honors

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 25, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

A pair of Tar Heels were named Tuesday to different men’s soccer National Teams of the Week. Sophomore midfielder Cam Lindley and freshman forward Lucas del Rosario each earned the honor after helping UNC to wins over Old...

UNC to Host Four-School Men’s Basketball Exhibition for Disaster Relief Fund

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 23, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

In an effort to raise money for the governor’s North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, UNC announced Monday it will host a four-school men’s basketball exhibition at the Dean E. Smith Center on Sunday, Nov. 5. East...

Joel Berry to Miss Four Weeks With Broken Hand

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 23, 2017 | UNC Sports

UNC announced on Monday that senior point guard Joel Berry will miss approximately four weeks with a broken bone in his right hand. The news is a huge blow for head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels, as they try to prepare...

UNC Men’s Soccer Clinches ACC Coastal Division With Win Over Virginia Tech

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 23, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

A second-half offensive surge lifted the fourth-ranked UNC men’s soccer team to a 4-0 road victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Sunday–clinching the Tar Heels’ third straight ACC Coastal Division...

Women’s Soccer: Tar Heels’ Winning Streak Ends in Scoreless Draw vs. Louisville

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 23, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Having extended its winning streak to eight entering Sunday morning’s match against Louisville, the fifth-ranked UNC women’s soccer team was among the hottest teams in America. After struggling in a scoreless draw...

No. 14 Virginia Tech Hammers UNC Football, Hands Tar Heels Worst Loss of Fedora Era

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 21, 2017 | UNC Sports

In perhaps the most embarrassing defeat of head coach Larry Fedora’s six-year tenure, the UNC football team allowed No. 14 Virginia Tech to reel off 52 consecutive points on the way to a 59-7 win. The last time UNC played a game...

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